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Development of a career-enabler framework within a South African higher education institution

Published in: Journal of Psychology in Africa
Volume 24 , issue 3 , 2014 , pages: 293–298

DOI: 10.1080/14330237.2014.906075

Author(s): Anton Grobler Unisa Graduate School of Business Leadership, South Africa , Elizabeth Cornelia Rudolph Unisa Graduate School of Business Leadership, South Africa , Magdalena Louise Bezuidenhout Unisa Graduate School of Business Leadership, South Africa

Keywords: career anchors , career enablers , conversations , framework , higher education

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Abstract

This study developed a preliminary career-enabler framework for use in a higher education setting. A quantitative survey was conducted with a sample of 1392 employees within a higher education institution in South Africa. Structural analysis was performed using exploratory factor analysis. The analysis yielded three enablers with acceptable psychometric properties, namely: self-transcendence, self-enhancement and self-conservation through work motives and needs. Interventions that focus on career-enablers within a higher education institution need to address these three factors.

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